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    The document provides a summary and analysis of the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It discusses the key themes of greed and desire presented in the book. It also identifies the climax as occurring in Chapter 28 when the pirates discover the treasure is gone. The document analyzes the different types of conflict in the novel, including man vs. man, man vs. self, and man vs. nature, and how they are resolved by the end. It questions whether the book should be recommended to peers due to some of the challenging language. Finally, it explores the symbolic and literal significance of the title Treasure Island.

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    Treasure Island Book Report

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    The document provides a summary and analysis of the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It discusses the key themes of greed and desire presented in the book. It also identifies the climax as occurring in Chapter 28 when the pirates discover the treasure is gone. The document analyzes the different types of conflict in the novel, including man vs. man, man vs. self, and man vs. nature, and how they are resolved by the end. It questions whether the book should be recommended to peers due to some of the challenging language. Finally, it explores the symbolic and literal significance of the title Treasure Island.

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    TreasureIsland

    ,By:RobertLouisStevenson,Fiction

    1.Athemeisalessonaboutlifethattheauthoristryingtoteachyou.Whatlessondidyoulearn
    fromreadingthisbook,andhowcanyouapplyittoyourownlife?Usedetailsfromthebookto
    supportyouranswer.

    Therearevariousthemesthroughoutthetexthowevertheonethatismostprominentis
    thedangerofgreed.Theunfortunatetruthisthatgreedisaveryhazardousthing,bothtoyour
    health,andtoyoursanity.Thisisshownveryearlyinthetextwhenthebuccaneersattemptto
    killTheCaptain,andtakehistreasure.Whentheybreakintheyfindthevaluableitems,butthat
    isntenoughforthem.Insteadofmakingoffwiththesilvertheystickaroundlookingforamap
    whichgivesthetaxcollectorsenoughtimetoarrive,andwhichendsupleadingtothedemiseof
    oneofthebuccaneersnamedPewbywayoftrampling.Alasthisisonlyoneofmanyexamples
    ofthedangerofgreedthroughoutthetext.Forinstancelaterinthetextwhenthepiratesendup
    onSpyGlassIsland,anddontfindthetreasuretheydonotevenstoptothinkaboutwhat
    mightvehappenedtoit.Theysimplykeepdiggingmore,andmoreholes,thisisrathersymbolic
    asitcanbeusedtorepresentthepiratesgreedburyingthemalivedeeperanddeeperunderthe
    cold,darksoil.LuckilyJimissmartenoughtoseethatgoldisnteverything,hedefeatsthe
    desireforrichesbecauseheknowsthatgreedisneverending,andbringstroublewithit.I
    sometimesamalsooverwhelmedwithgreed,yearningforsomethingIknowIdontneedor
    canthave,butIwillnowremember
    TreasureIsland
    ,andstoptothinkaboutifwhatImdoing
    isreallyhelpingme,orisitthrowingmedeeper,anddeeperintotheabyssthatisgreed.

    2.Whatpartofthebookwouldyouidentifyastheclimax?Why?Explainusingexamplesfrom
    thebook.

    Theclimaxin
    TreasureIsland
    isveryeasilyidentifiableasittrulyisamomentwherethereader
    isoverwhelmedwithintenseemotion.Infactifthisisntoneofthebest,andmostshocking
    climaxinthelonghistoryofliteratureIdontknowwhatis.Perhapsitisthispartof
    Treasure
    Island
    thathelpeditgetacultfollowing.TheclimaxoccursinChapter28ofthenovelwhenthe
    piratesdiscoverthelocationofthetreasure.Theybegintodigaroundtheareacalmlyatfirst,and
    thenincreasinglyfrantically.Afterdiggingholeafterholetheymakeashockingdiscovery.They
    findwherethetreasureshouldbe,andlearnthatithadbeenremovedlongbeforetheyarrivedon
    theIsland.ThepiratesbelievingthattheyweretrickedbyLongJohnSilverbecameinfuriated,
    andwerefilledwiththeurgetokillhim.WhenthepiratesturnaroundtoattackLongJohn,they
    areambushedbyBenGunn,andtheDoctor.Thetriojumpupandmaketheirgetaway
    retreatingasfarfromthepiratesaspossible.ThentheyareaccompaniedbyJimHawkinswho
    setswiththemtothecavewhereBenhidthetreasure.Latertheycarrythetreasureontothe
    HispaniolaandpushoffwithLongJohnaboardleavingthepiratesaloneontheisland.
    3.Whattypeofconflictexistedinthebook?Wasitresolved?Ifyes,explainhow.Ifno,explain
    why.(Youmuststatethetypeofconflict,personagainst______.)Explainusingexamplesfrom
    thebook.

    UnsurprisinglysuchliterarygeniusasTreasureIslandhasmorethanonetypeofconflict
    addingtoitscomplexity,andgreatness.ThesetypesofconflictsareMansv.s.Man,Manv.s.
    Self,andManv.s.Nature.Notunliketheclimaxtheseconflictsareeasilyidentifiableastheyare
    graduallypresentedthroughoutthecourseofthenovel.Althoughattimesonemayfeelas
    thoughtheconflictsarebeingpiledononeaftertheotherthisissimplynotthecase.Theyare
    addedatthecorrecttimewiththehelpofRobertLouisStevenson'simmenseliteraryability.The
    Manv.s.ManconflictisJimHawkinsversusTheCaptain,thisisevidentveryearlyinthetext

    whereJimdoesntlikethewayTheCaptainacts,andevenblameshimforhisfathersdeath.
    EventhoughTheCaptainsdeathisareliefitleavestheburden,anddangeroftheBuccaneers.
    AnexampleoftheManv.s.SelfconflictistheinternalstrugglethatJimfaceswhenhehasto
    leavehismother.Heistornbythedecision,andisgenuinelyunsureofwhetherheshouldgo,
    andgettherichesforhismother,orifheshouldstayifbychancethebuccaneersreappear.The
    Manv.s.NatureconflictiswhenJimhastotravelthroughharshseafaringconditions,andthen
    navigateintotheunusuallynarrowharbor.TheManv.s.Manconflictisresolved,asearlyinto
    TheCaptainpassesawayfromeitheramassivestrokeoraheartattack.TheManv.s.Self
    conflictisresolvedsinceJimfinallymakesthedecisiontoleavehismother,andfortunatelythe
    Buccaneersdonotreturn,andsheissafe.TheManv.s.Natureconflictisalsoresolvedsince
    Hawkinsmakesthetreacherousfinallegofthejourney,andarriveswiththerestofthecrew
    unharmed.Allofthesepositiveresolutions,andthemanytragediesthroughoutthetextmakethe
    endingquitebittersweet,andverydeep.

    4.Wouldyourecommendthisbooktoyourpeers?Whyorwhynot?Explainusingexamples
    fromthebook.
    *THISISNOTMEANTTOBECONDESCENDINGINANYWAY!*
    Thisisquiteatoughquestiontoanswer,onethatrequiresalargeamountofdeep
    pondering.SadlyIonlyhaveafewweeks,butIwillattempttoprovidethemosthelpful,and
    easilyunderstandableanswerasIpossiblycan.AsIhavementionedineveryotherparagraph
    TreasureIsland
    isawonderfulpieceofliterature.OnethatIhavereadtime,andtimeagainwith
    agleethatIcannotunderstandeventothisday.Besidethefactthateveryoneshouldreadthis
    bookintheirlifetime,itisntoneformypeersrightnow.Sadlymostpeopleofmyagehavelost
    touchwiththewondersoftheenglishlanguage.Ifsomehavetroublecomprehendingasimple

    sentenceinmodernenglishIfeelpaintryingtounderstandhowtheywouldreadOldEnglish.
    Someofthesentencesinthenovelarehardtounderstandforsomeoffthemostlanguagesavvy
    7thgraders,andsomecompletelyundecipherable.Forexampleonpage144whenBenGunnis
    ramblinginhissemisaneslurhesays,No,saysyou.NorI,werent,neither.Thisisonlyone
    ofmanyexamplesofBenGunnsramblingswhichoccupyagoodofthebook.Iwould
    definitelyrecommendthebooktoanyonewhocouldmakesenseofit,andproperlyenjoyit.This
    judgementisplacedinthesoontobereader.Youmustdecideifyouwillunderstand,and
    cherishthemasterpiece,orifyouwillstrugglethroughthebooknotunderstandingasingle
    sentence.

    5.Inyouropinion.whatspecialsignificancedoesthetitleofthebookhave?Explainusing
    examplesfromthebook.

    Inmyopinionthetitleisthemostimportantaspectofabook.Thisisonehundred
    percentarbitraryasthisispureopinion.Thetitleofthisbookdescribesthewholethreehundred
    thirtypagesaga.Itcanbeinterpretedintwoways,oneofthemverydeep,andsymbolic,the
    otherasliteralashumanlypossible.Iwillshowbothrepresentationsinthisparagraph.Thetitle
    canbeinterpretedassymbolicinanumberofways.Oneofthoseisthat
    TreasureIsland
    isa
    hypotheticalplace,onethatcanneverbeenreached.Itrepresentstheneverendingcursethatis
    desire.Myotherbeliefisthatthebookstitlequiteliterallydescribestheislandonwhichthey
    findthetreasure,SpyGlassIsland.Thisisprobablythemostlikelyanswerasitislogical,andas
    Ihavelearnedlogicisusuallytherightwaytogo.Nonethelessbecauseofmysomewhatcreative
    thinkingIbelievethatthemoresymbolicmeaningcarriesthemostsignificanceformeasitis

    thetitleitselfthatmademewanttoreadthebookthemost.Italsohelpedmegetanideaofthe
    symbolismsoevidentthroughoutthebook

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